Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
Trump's tariffs raise alarms for Illinois farm industry
The state ranks fifth in the country for agricultural product exports worth $10.6 billion, according to the Illinois ...
Trump's drive to reshape government threatens bird flu response
Widespread funding cuts across the government and new restrictions on funding for National Institutes of Health grants have also created uncertainty among infectious disease researchers and local ...
Federal department slashes millions in contracts, including $230K for 'Brazilian forest and gender consultant'
The Agriculture Department has terminated nearly 80 contracts after a review by Elon Musk's DOGE, including for a Brazilian ...
Trump signs order on Covid vaccine mandates; Vance, Rubio meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a coalition of senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
The U.S. Is Dustier - It’s Costing $154 Billion Each Year
Professor Gill certainly has a point. As context, there were 27 billion-dollar+ disasters in 2024, according to NOAA. In ...
Trump’s funding freezes bruise a core constituency: Farmers
A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration has paused federal funding on a range of programs and grants.
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Bird flu cases on the rise in Pa. as the state expands testing, containment efforts
Bird flu has affected more than 2.2 million birds in Pennsylvania this year. The state is funding efforts to protect flocks ...
US gives conditional nod to Zoetis' bird flu vaccine for poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given a conditional approval to Zoetis to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry, the ...
U.S. bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on January 20, two federal agencies responsible for monitoring and responding ...
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US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu
More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture. The disease ...